1933 Cocktails Their Kicks and Side-Kicks by Bird and Turner
TROPICAL CRUISE SPECIALS
CUBA LIBRE
Rum,2 parts Coca Cola, 2 parts Stir with ice, strain into 5 oz. tumblers; serve. This is the favorite drink of the "guajiro" or Cuban peasant. The
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DAIQUIRI
Bacardi (White Label),4 parts Lime Juice,2 parts Sugar, 1/2 part Sbake well with ice, garnish with pickled onion; serve. This famous cocktail originated with American Soldiers in the War with Spain. Landing through the surf near the village of Daiquiri, they made use of discarded sugar kettles, picked their own limes in the neighborhood and mixed them with native rum and sugar. Their Alger beef and raw onion rations, washed down with this delectable potation, made a pleasant prelude to tbe next day's fight ing. This recipe serves 6. The ideal canape with this drink is a tiny hard cracker spread with crushed avocado and minced onion, garnished with pimento. Grenadine, 1 part Pour into six glasses, % part each of green Creme de Menthe. Now shake the other materials together with ice; strain carefully into glasses so as not to disturb Creme de Mentbe; garnish with mint leaf; serve. The cocktail should be taken at one swallow or sipped in such a way that the Creme de Menthe acts as a follow through. It is the usual choice of the Hacendado, the plantation owner. This is a recipe for a strong potion that will serve 6. Don Pepe serves, on festive occasions, tender center celery stalks stuffed with caviar and sprinkled with paprika chilled thoroughly before serving. DON PEPE Riun, 2 parts Lime Juice, 2 parts
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